Three arrested in pro-Pakistan slogan raising case in K’taka
Bengaluru, March 4: In a big development, the Karnataka police have arrested three persons in connection with the alleged raising of pro-Pakistan slogans in the Assembly premises by the supporters of Congress leader Naseer Hussain following his election to the Rajya Sabha recently.The office of the central DCP has released a press note in this regard on Monday confirming the arrests. According to sources, the accused have been identified as Iltaz from Delhi, Munnavar, a resident of R.T. Nagar in Bengaluru, and Mohammad Nashipudi, a resident of Byadagi town in Haveri district of the state. The trio will be produced before the judge of the ACMM court at his residence in Koramangala after medical examination, the sources added. The Vidhana Soudha police, which registered the case, have made the arrests. The police said in the release that the arrests were made on the basis of the report prepared by the forensic science laboratory (FSL), circumstantial evidence, statements of the accused, and the evidence gathered by the police during the course of investigation. (IANS)
Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy quits as MLA
Kolkata, March 4: Dealing a blow to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, veteran leader Tapas Roy quit his party and resigned as its MLA on Monday, citing disillusionment with the TMC leadership. Roy submitted his resignation to Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee and stated that he had already put in his papers on March 1 for the multiple party and government positions he held. Roy, a five-time MLA, accused the TMC and its supremo Mamata Banerjee of “deserting him during trying circumstances”, expressing his frustration over the party’s silence when his residence was raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 12.The TMC, however, alleged that Roy was exerting “undue pressure for a ticket” from the North Kolkata seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Roy’s resignation gave rise to fervent speculations on whether the senior leader would join the BJP, or for that matter, any other opposition party in the state.
Roy, on his part, maintained that he would take that decision in “due time”. (PTI)
Man killed in suspected elephant attack
Madikeri (Karnataka), March 4: A 60-year-old man died in a suspected elephant attack near Galibeedu village in Kodagu district, officials said on Monday. Achchappa was returning home after his daily labour on Saturday evening when the incident happened in the foothills of Nishane Betta, they said. According to a atatement here, Some passerby found the victim’s body on Sunday morning and informed the police, officials said. It may be mentioned that when officials reached the spot, they found footmarks of an elephant in the vicinity. “Elephant dung was spotted and some trees were also uprooted,” a senior forest official said. “After the post-mortem, the doctor also opined the cause of death to be elephant attack.” Achchappa was unmarried and living alone, he added. (PTI)